As far I know what really happened on a June 15 was the Reswitched team "public" released the Fusèe-Gelèe vulnerability to the public (they had informed Nvidia some time before). That vulnerability is the one which allows inject a payload and allows to Reswitched team and Sciresm to create Atmosphère.
i used to go out to the recycling center every couple weeks and look at the crts and other electronics people would drop off. Usually screens were broken or severely scratched from being tossed around. Did find a good one here and there, but never anything like a 1080i widescreen crt.
I have a few of those boat anchors in my basement I tried giving away but no one wanted them, So anyone close to Columbus, Ohio area that wants them, (26", 2x 19") please come get, for free.